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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Lexus IS 250

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (4)Airbags (3)Body & structure (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Seats (1)Suspension (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Suspension · clear filters

Apr 23, 2020Suspension

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY SAY CAUSE TIRE WAS WEARING NEED ALIGNMENT. BOUGHT THE CAR PREOWNED APRIL 2019 AND THIS HAPPEN NOVEMBER 2019. REPLACED TIRES IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND ALIGNMENT. TIRES ARE WEARING IN THE INNER AGAIN SINCE MARCH 2020. LEXUS SAID THE MANUFACTURER MADE THESE IS CARS A CERTAIN WAY THAT THE TIRES WILL ALWAYS WEAR. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT A TIRE CAN'T HANDLE THE SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE OF THIS MODEL CAR FOR ONLY COUPLE MONTHS AND THAN YOUR TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO HAVING TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 5-6 MONTHS. CUSTOMERS WERE NOT MADE KNOWN OF THESE WITH MODELS AS OLD AS MINE 2015.

NHTSA ODI 11321994

Working with the data? Download all 16 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Lexus IS 250 verdict →